For more than 30 years I’ve worked in the technology world,
initially in telecom and then expanding into IT technology and media. Initially
my interest was in the technology itself but over the years, as I expanded
beyond telecom and as I began to work increasingly outside of North America, my
focus shifted.

I had the good fortune to grow up in Spain, living there
from the time I was 13 until I graduated from high school. That experience gave
me a gift of incalculable value: an appreciation for languages, and cultures,
and the extraordinary diversity – and capability – of people.

In a typical year I visit more than 50 countries, and the
work I do is as diverse as the places I go. In the First World, I work with
executives to develop competitive strategies for organizational success, and
with their employees to sharpen their technical sales and marketing skills. In
the Developing World my work is very different, and immensely rewarding. There
I work with countries and companies that are often building technology
infrastructure for the very first time and want to get the greatest return for
their often limited resources. This is the work I love, because it happens in
places where I often get to be the minority – something everyone should
experience – and where, at the end of the day, I can take a step back and see
the impact I’ve had. It doesn’t get a whole lot better than that. These are
also places where technology brings competitive advantage, but it also brings
economic growth, transparent government, access to healthcare and education,
and perhaps most important of all, hope.

Through the Shepard Communications Group and its sister
companies, Shepard Images and the Executive Crash Course Company, we offer a
range of products and services designed to meet the needs of organizations that
run the gamut from those that develop and sell technology to those that buy and
benefit from it. Please take the time to explore the site, and if you have
questions, feel free to contact us.

Thanks for dropping by.

Steve Shepard, PresidentShepard Communications Group

ShepardImages

Because I visit so many countries every year I
have the unique opportunity to photograph in some of the world’s most
remarkable places.

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